
Aprile Rickert
Southern Indiana ReporterAprile is LPM's Southern Indiana reporter. Rickert comes to LPM from the News and Tribune in Southern Indiana, where she covered crime and courts as a senior reporter. A New Albany native, she spent nearly two decades in Louisville before recently moving back across the river to Jeffersonville.
Email Aprile at arickert@lpm.org.
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New Albany Democratic Mayor Jeff Gahan has announced a bid for a fourth consecutive term.
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Residents packed the house at the first community input session related to plans for the former Jeffboat property in Jeffersonville.
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American Commercial Barge Line is hosting a community input meeting Monday to gain insight into what residents and stakeholders want to see at the former Jeffboat property in Jeffersonville.
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The New Albany City Council has approved funding and lease plans for a new police headquarters in downtown New Albany. It’s estimated at $12.6 million and has multiple funding sources.
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CenterPoint Energy has called in Minneapolis-based Standby Systems to investigate following multiple carbon monoxide reports in Southern Indiana over Dec. 24 and Christmas Day.
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Democratic Charlestown Mayor Treva Hodges has announced she’ll be seeking a second term. She was first elected in 2019, unseating longtime Republican Mayor Bob Hall.
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Indiana Republican State Rep. Ed Clere has filed paperwork to run for mayor of New Albany in the Indiana primary May 3.
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CenterPoint Energy says it won’t mix propane into its natural gas supply as a state regulatory commission investigates multiple reports of carbon monoxide and other gas issues in Southern Indiana over the Christmas holiday weekend.
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Jeffersonville Republican Mayor Mike Moore has filed his candidacy for a fourth term. He was first elected in 2011.
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More than 100 community members attended the Floyd County Library board of trustees meeting Monday, many speaking out after library staff read LGBTQ book “Prince & Knight” during a recent children’s storytime. Most speakers said such books are needed for representation and inclusivity.